Our permaculture training gives special attention to climatic zones represented by course participants. The course meets a common international standard as a foundation course for permaculture practitioners and teachers.

“An excellent course. This course helped deepen my understanding of permaculture. I felt deeply inspired to step up into leadership for the changing world.” Jason, USA

Dates: July 7-21, 2018

Course Fee: $2145 is exceptionally good value and includes all tuition, course handbook, free camping on site, full catering (except for free day), free wifi and access to course resources and a 5 acre permaculture paradise to explore and enjoy. For Early bird and other discounts see below. Please download and complete the registration form and email to us.

Catering by Abundance Cafe and permaculture chef, Melian Fertl. Fresh garden and local organic produce, vegetarian with ethical meat options, Some special diets can be catered for on request such as gluten-free and vegan

PCA teaching team for this course: Robyn Francis, Janelle Schafer, Guy Stewart, Annaliese Hordern and Angela Skenan Meet the team

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The 2-week intensive PDC at Djanbung Gardens is an inspiring and empowering experience, in a living working permaculture farm where the concepts taught are practiced. Located in the beautiful Nimbin Valley, an area famous for it’s natural beauty, rainforests, sustainability initiatives and alternative culture.

Winter, July, here in the subtropics is the main season for growing temperate (European) vegetables and the orchard is bursting with ripe citrus fruits. Daytime maximum temperatures are generally around 19-23deg C, a little cooler in wet weather. Nights can get down to 0-4 deg, so make sure you bring a warm sleeping bag and warm clothing. The classroom has a wood heater for morning and evening warmth. In good weather we often enjoy sitting around a warming campfire after class.

Course commences 9am Sat 7th July and Ends 4.00pm Sat 21st July NB participants are encouraged to arrive on Thursday 6th to set up camp and book in. (NB catering does not start until lunchtime Sat 7th – communal kitchen available, or cafes in town just 10min walk away)

COST: $2150 or Early Bird price $1900 if fees paid in full before Jun 11, 2018. See details below for Fair-Share Exchange and multiple registration discounts. Course fees include tuition, PDC Handbook and resources, full catering and free camping. Limited bunk and private accommodation available for extra cost, or check out other accommodation options in Nimbin. We do have a few small tents available for hire.

Register now and pay $300 deposit to secure your place. Balance due before course commencement.

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL discount if you pay full fee before June 11th, 2018.

SPECIAL DISCOUNTS: 10% off for couples or multiple registrations. Limited opportunities for partial work exchange for low income applicants – please enquire about our FairShare program. For those who’ve already done a PDC and want to hone up your knowledge and skills through a refresher course, we also offer a special refresher PDC discount. IMPORTANT please download and complete the registration form and email it to us if you are applying for a special discount

Course Catering by Abundance Cafe and our permaculture chef, Melian Fertl – food features fresh garden, local and organic produce, international cuisine with options for omnivores (local free-range meats) and vegetarian diets. Gluten free can also be catered for.

Robyn Francis, the main teacher, is one of the world’s most experienced and respected permaculture educators and designers. She has taught over 140 PDCs in 15 different countries, plus as many advanced courses in diverse areas of professional permaculture practices including Teacher Training; Community Facilitation; Ecovillage Design; Sustainable Aid and Development; Social Permaculture; Design for Food Security & Year-round Food Production. She was one of the key instigators of the Accredited Permaculture Training and has spent 11 years providing full-time accredited vocational training in Permaculture Certificates III, IV and Diploma of Permaculture. Now thousands of her graduates are doing important work in all continents and climates. Robyn was mentored by Bill Mollison and co-taught with him in the 1980’s.

The PCA teaching team includes a great line-up of local trainers sharing experience in their specialist fields of expertise. PCA is committed to providing high quality training and all trainers have recognised permaculture qualifications and teacher training. We also encourage trainee permaculture teachers to gain experience with us and are mentoring a new generation. Meet our teaching team.

Djanbung Gardens is a living classroom of forest, gardens, animals, buildings and technology as integrated permaculture design

The Venue: Djanbung Gardens has been described as one of permaculture’s best designed properties in the subtropics and been featured in books and magazines around the world. Established in 1994 as a living learnscape, you will learn in an environment where the concepts taught are being practiced in the spirit of Earth Care and People Care.

We endeavour to keep our courses affordable and they are priced to cover costs. You will find our course fees are generally lower than comparable residential PDCs and offer exceptionally good quality and value.

REFUND POLICYIf you cancel your course more than two weeks before the course commencement date you will receive a refund of fees paid minus a $200 administration fee.
Cancellations 5-14 days prior to course commencement you will be refunded 50% of the course fee
Cancellations less than 5 days prior to course commencement date you will be refunded 30% of the course fee.

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